CVE-2017-15909 describes a critical vulnerability in D-Link DGS-1500 Ax devices with firmware before 2.51B021, where a hardcoded password allows remote attackers to gain shell access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.10.002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dgs-1500_firmware:2.10.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.50.008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dgs-1500_firmware:2.50.008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.51.005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dgs-1500_firmware:2.51.005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.